# add vs ARN

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### add
*verb · IPA /æd/ · frequency rank #840*
To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate.

### ARN
*noun · frequency rank #46,314*
Initialism of Amazon resource name.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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